Pitch-Perfect Plastic [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update: a kazoo with auto-tune, Particle goes big, a new spin on the macropad, a lamp with a twist, and surfing with Neopixels.
Your Input Is Welcome [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update: a peripheral with all the keys, a tuba with all the wubs, a classic click-wheel, and a guidebook to Huaqiangbei.
Sound Is Just Wiggly Air [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update: trumpets that breathe fire, a pumpkin for typing, ready to roll couches, and a picture that’s worth a thousand balloons.
Shoot to Thrill [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update: adding a haptic kick to virtual reality, Arduino 2.0, a rotary cell phone to call your own, hardscrabble keyboards, rolling the dice, and better toast from machine learning.
Puzzle Pixels [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update, a Neopixel puzzle project, tickling the toe beans, machine learning plushies with micro:bit, and a cyborg funhouse.
Your Move [Maker Update]
This week on Maker Update, an IoT chess board, turning a 3D printer into a micro factory, the art of epoxy, a palm full of atari punk, interactive origami and plugging in to the data blaster.
Keyed In [Maker Update #190] *Adafruit Edition*
This month on the Adafruit edition of Maker Update: a beacon for lost keys, a peek inside Adabox 15, spooky pianos, gaming with neopixels, more pins per pin, and a single purpose keyboard.
PocketCHIP $69 Handheld Computer Review
The Oakland-based startup Next Thing Co. made a splash in 2015 when they announced a $9 single-board Linux computer called C.H.I.P. Like the Raspberry Pi, C.H.I.P. is a Linux computer designed for DIY projects and education — only significantly less expensive. And while the price made an impression on me at the time, I wasn’t yet into Raspberry Pi enough to even be tempted by a competitor. That is, until I saw PocketCHIP.
Next Thing Co. is clever enough to sell an accessory called PocketCHIP that transforms the credit card-sized board into a thoroughly unique, fully functional handheld computer. The PocketCHIP’s $69 price includes both the CHIP board and the portable handheld computer hardware that it simply slots right into.
Getting Started With Raspberry Pi and WD Labs PiDrive
Right off the bat, let me acknowledge that I am by no means an expert on Raspberry Pi. If anything, I’m a beginner with Pi who was fortunate enough to find a sponsor for this video who valued a beginner’s perspective on things.
WD Labs is the sponsor for this video. They sent me their full Raspberry Pi kit which they call the Compute Centre, which includes a Pi 3, keyboard, case, mouse, power supply, a microSD card that plugs into the Pi preinstalled with software, and a hard drive.